§ 8-303. Government identification document

MD Crim Law Code § 8-303 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “government identification document” means one of the following documents issued by the United States government or any state or local government:

(1)    a passport;

(2)    an immigration visa;

(3)    an alien registration card;

(4)    an employment authorization card;

(5)    a birth certificate;

(6)    a Social Security card;

(7)    a military identification;

(8)    an adoption decree;

(9)    a marriage license;

(10)    a driver’s license; or

(11)    a photo identification card.

(b)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent:

(1)    possess a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;

(2)    display, cause, or allow to be displayed a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;

(3)    lend a government identification document to another or knowingly allow the use of the person’s government identification document by another; or

(4)    display or represent as the person’s own a government identification document not issued to the person.

(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.